Proberb: Person wey dey drown go hold anything wey dey available.
Meaning: If someone is in a hard situation he/she will grasp on any given opportunity.
Topic: African Proverbs in Pidgin (Read 10218 times)
Make I drop this one here for my people.
Proverb: Widow wey get big ynash, elders nor dey waste time to bury her husband.
Meaning: Take care of your health, you’re not indispensable,
Proverb: Widow wey get big ynash, elders nor dey waste time to bury her husband.
Meaning: Take care of your health, you’re not indispensable,
Pikin wey dem carry for back no know say the journey far
Means - one who’s dependent on someone, doesn’t really know what the person whom they’re depending on hoes through to ensure they are alright.
Means - one who’s dependent on someone, doesn’t really know what the person whom they’re depending on hoes through to ensure they are alright.
Proverb: No matter how aboki suya sweet reach he nor go fit sell suya for morning because that na akara woman time.
Meaning: There is a time for everything.
Meaning: There is a time for everything.
Chairman this your own proverb no be here oh😂, anyway we move to the next level.
Proberb: No matter what Leopard no go fit change him spots.
Meaning: A person can not change his character especially the bad ones.
“ E nor get as bole woman good reach, she nor go ever open by 6am because that time na for the akara woman likewise the akara woman nor go fit open by 1pm because that time na for the bole woman.” You dey see am so, time and season.
Dem nor dey take wetin dem take scratch ear take scratch eye.
Meaning: There has to be different approaches to different issues in resolving them.
Meaning: There has to be different approaches to different issues in resolving them.
Proverb: No matter how aboki suya sweet reach he nor go fit sell suya for morning because that na akara woman time.
Meaning: There is a time for everything.
Meaning: There is a time for everything.
Chairman this your own proverb no be here oh😂, anyway we move to the next level.
Proberb: No matter what Leopard no go fit change him spots.
Meaning: A person can not change his character especially the bad ones.
Proverb: No matter how aboki suya sweet reach he nor go fit sell suya for morning because that na akara woman time.
Meaning: There is a time for everything.
Meaning: There is a time for everything.
Proverb: Strike when the iron dey hot.
Meaning: Take advantage of the opportunity at the right time.
Meaning: Take advantage of the opportunity at the right time.
Proverb: Who dey sell cow nor go ever believe say who dey sell fowl dey make money.
Meaning: We don’t have to do the same thing to succeed in life, there are many paths to success.
Meaning: We don’t have to do the same thing to succeed in life, there are many paths to success.
Proverb: Bird wey dey for hand better pass 2 wey dey inside bush.
Meaning: What you have currently is better than what you might have.
Meaning: What you have currently is better than what you might have.
Proverb: na pikin wey nor geh power nai dey sing say my mummy say make I nor fight for school.
Meaning: Pick your fights wisely. If you cannot win it, avoid the altercation.
Meaning: Pick your fights wisely. If you cannot win it, avoid the altercation.
Proverb: beg beg people no dey choose wetin dem want.
Meaning: People who depend on others must be satisfied with what is given to them.
Meaning: People who depend on others must be satisfied with what is given to them.
Lips nor go dey make rain beat teeth.
Meaning: If one has any form of protection, it usually comes to play (becomes activated) when danger or an uncomfortable situation manifests itself.
In Nigeria, we see this as "god-fatherism".
Meaning: If one has any form of protection, it usually comes to play (becomes activated) when danger or an uncomfortable situation manifests itself.
In Nigeria, we see this as "god-fatherism".
Our elders say the the necklace that is not long enough to cross the neck is used as a wrist band
Lol this one fit turn to Ostrich nah...
Proverb; Mouth wey dey always close fly no dey enter am.
Meaning; Is better to keep quiet sometimes.
Our elders say the the necklace that is not long enough to cross the neck is used as a wrist band
Proverb: Pot wey dem dey watch no dey ever boil...
Meaning: Time seems to pass more slowly when you’re seriously waiting for something.
Meaning: Time seems to pass more slowly when you’re seriously waiting for something.
Dem sey woman nor dey old for dance wey she sabi
Dat ogbenge yarn na for us to hold tight unto wetin we don already learn and know for dis space. If you don already experience bull season before and you profited from am or not, oya ready now to profit from dis wan wey dey onboard. Nor let dis small small dip wey dey happen scare you. Dey good at ur dance steps. Nor let market shakara scare you. Now be like market don give us anoda small chance to take enta again for d spike wey dey front dey com lik dis. Make we ready to dance wella dis time around.
Dat ogbenge yarn na for us to hold tight unto wetin we don already learn and know for dis space. If you don already experience bull season before and you profited from am or not, oya ready now to profit from dis wan wey dey onboard. Nor let dis small small dip wey dey happen scare you. Dey good at ur dance steps. Nor let market shakara scare you. Now be like market don give us anoda small chance to take enta again for d spike wey dey front dey com lik dis. Make we ready to dance wella dis time around.
Proverbs: No cross bridge before you come close to am.
Meaning Don't worry about the problems until the occur...
Una fit throw small meaning to this one too...
Meaning Don't worry about the problems until the occur...
Una fit throw small meaning to this one too...
I have been meaning to do this for a while now but each time I get distracted and laggard. I want us to have an avenue of sharing some of our indigenous proverbs while still learning the crypto stuff.
— E don tey wey I be dey plan to do this thing here but each time too much distractions dey carry my mind comot from am. I go like make our area people share some of our local proverbs here with their explanations. I go put the proverbs in bold.
Share a proverb, and then put up its meaning. It will be best if the proverb is written in pidgin English.
Make I kick start am with some Warri flavour. Area!
Nor be today wey yansh don dey back.
Meaning: We are used to such a situation.
Dem nor dey tell blind man sey salt nor dey soup, you fit tell am sey oil nor dey.
Meaning: Obvious things don't need explanations.
— E don tey wey I be dey plan to do this thing here but each time too much distractions dey carry my mind comot from am. I go like make our area people share some of our local proverbs here with their explanations. I go put the proverbs in bold.
Share a proverb, and then put up its meaning. It will be best if the proverb is written in pidgin English.
Make I kick start am with some Warri flavour. Area!
Nor be today wey yansh don dey back.
Meaning: We are used to such a situation.
Dem nor dey tell blind man sey salt nor dey soup, you fit tell am sey oil nor dey.
Meaning: Obvious things don't need explanations.
Who get God no dey read for exam.
Meaning= To pass your examination, you must be prayerful and study hard.
Finally we don get this thread back to where e suppose be so that we go exchange our proverbs and try to know more of the meaning at least make we relax small for this matter of Proverb and Meaning. Last time I check them dustbam enter off-topic and e pain me I no go lie, thank God say e don come back...
Proverb: No count your fowl before them hatch.
Meaning: Don't make plans base on event that have not started yet.
Proverb: No count your fowl before them hatch.
Meaning: Don't make plans base on event that have not started yet.
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